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Mark Pierce 2 days ago Revealing India’s Cold War secrets Indians worried about interference by “the foreign hand” in their affairs might have over-estimated their adversaries.
Joanna Pradela , Alice Ridge 2 days ago As US retreats, Australia advances on gender equality The new International Gender Equality Strategy is an important marker – with much work to be done.
David Morris 2 days ago The old theories don’t fit the new world order A workable and sustainable internationalism will need to grapple with questions of diversity and multipolarity.
Michael Wesley 6 Feb 2025 The global contest for the Pacific Geopolitical fears of growing Chinese influence in Oceania are not the only interest Australia has in the region.
Nikola Mikovic 6 Feb 2025 The West’s stabiliser, Russia’s friend, China’s partner – but Serbia’s patience with its leader wears thin President Aleksandar Vucic, the man who successfully played all sides, is losing at home.
Jenny Gordon 6 Feb 2025 Is Australia in the tariff firing line? Trump’s plans are less about economics and more about coercion.
Neeraj Singh Manhas 6 Feb 2025 China’s Medog county mega-dam is bad news for India and Bangladesh The downstream implications of a water conflict underscore the need for better regional cooperation.
Richard Javad Heydarian 5 Feb 2025 Trump’s grand bargain? The Philippines caught between US and China Manila is increasingly aware that a defence dilemma could be exposed by the president’s transactional foreign policy.